Information for participants of AWI expeditions

This section does not apply to expeditions with Polarstern, Heincke, Uthörn, Mya II and Aade and participation in all land expeditions to the Antarctic (e.g. to Neumayer Station III and Kohnen Station).

The following applies to all other expeditions:

• To be filled in for every single expedition.
• AWI employees have to attach a copy of their "Dienstreiseantrag"
• The questionnaire must be send as a signed original by mail to AWI-Logistics.
• The questionnaire must be signed by your employer. At the AWI that is your superior/leader of the scientific section.

Download personnal questionnaire

Not necessary for expeditions with Uthörn, Mya II or Aade.
RV Polarstern, RV Heincke, Neumayer III, and Kohnen expeditions: Participants will get all information and the questionnaire within the "Expedition Interface System" - EIS.

• a medical examination according to medical questionnaire (MQ), well before the expedition, is mandatory for all participants.
• the AWI medical service (WAZ) decides - if necessary in consultation with the AWI medical officer -  whether a participant is suitable to take part in an expedition.
• the checkup is valid for 12 months and has to be repeated thereafter, if necessary. Irrespective of this, the anamnesis sheet (pages 4-10) must be completed before each expedition and presented to the WAZ.
• the participant is responsible for finishing the checkup - including all additional examinations in accordance with the WAZ - in due time before expedition, which means: not earlier than 6 months and not later than 4 weeks before start of each expedition.
• a participant must not take part in an expedition without the approval of the WAZ.

German participants

• the WAZ is the relevant authority for AWI employees
• all other participants are asked to visit the WAZ if possible. Otherwise they can turn to their GP (with MQ) and have to bear the costs themselves.
• please send the MQ and the findings of your GP to the WAZ only (via mail or fax). 

Foreign participants

• all foreign participants are recommended to visit the WAZ if possible. Otherwise they can turn to their GP (with MQ) and have to bear the costs themselves.
• Please send the MQ and the findings of your GP to the WAZ only (via mail or fax).

Address of the AWI medical service (WAZ):

Werksarztzentrum Fischereihafen
Am Lunedeich 115
D-27572 Bremerhaven

Tel.: 0471 - 986 931-00
Fax: 0471 - 986 931-01

awi@waz-fh.de

www.waz-fh.de

Download medical questionnaire (MQ)

Medical clearance process

Bus connection by No. 514 or HL (map)

For employees from German institutions only, see german site.

RV Polarstern, RV Heincke, Neumayer III, and Kohnen expeditions: Participants will get all information and the clothing list within the "Expedition Interface System" - EIS.

All other expeditions:

How you get your polar clothing:

You can find the clothing list for each region to travel in section 2 (specific forms and information). Please download the list, open it on you computer and fill in the information (PDF with fillable fields, fill-in function only after download). Send it as PDF scan (external user) or as hard copy (AWI employers) to you PI, who will send the lists of all participants of the project to the logistics secretariat, c/o Elena Tschertkowa-Paulenz.

Your list will be approved, signed and forwarded to the clothing store.

After that, please arrange an appointment for fitting and pick up  with our EWW colleagues at the clothing store (contact details below)

In addition to the equipment lists, we have compiled all items of clothing and equipment in a catalogue with pictures and descriptions. The catalogue only serves for view to show what is hidden behind the names on the equipment list.

There are also size charts for each item of clothing.
For special requirements, that are not on the clothing list, please contact logistics department or clothing store.

Contact persons in the department logistics and research platforms of AWI:
Dirk Mengedoht , Elena Tschtkowa-Paulenz

Contact persons at the clothing store:
Maik Johanns
Robert Reich

Dienstleistungsgruppe AWI

Elbe-Weser Welten
Heinrich-Brauns-Straße 8 
27578 Bremerhaven

Tel.: +49-471-926898-323 
Fax: +49-471-926898-332
dgawi@eww.de

How to find the clothing store?
Routemap 
Bremerhavenbus: 501 (express bus), 502, 503 und 508
Stop: "Hans-Böckler-Str./Bad 1"

Opening hours:

• Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 8:00–16:00 
• Wednesday: 8:00–15:30
• Friday: 8:00–13:00
• Lunch break: daily 12:00–12:30

The use of unmanned aerial vehicles or systems during AWI expeditions and at AWI infrastructures requires consent by the AWI department Operations and Infrastructures. Please contact Tobias.Boebel@awi.de for information and the forms to be completed.

Please note:

If the risk of using an unmanned aerial vehicle at AWI infrastructures or on AWI expeditions is assessed as low and its use is approved by AWI, this does not constitute a license/permit in the aviation or environmental sense. AWI is not a permitting authority that can issue a legally required authorization. This is subject to the applicable regulations for the respective area of operation. You have to contact separately the responsible authority(ies) for the permit. All national specifics and permit conditions for the operation of the UAS must be observed.

In the case of the Arctic Polar Regions, the permit application has to be submitted to the state(s) responsible for the sovereign territory(ies) in which the operation will take place.

In the case of an operation in the Antarctic Treaty Area (south of 60°S) the approval of the competent authority of a State Party to the Antarctic Treaty Environmental Protocol is required in addition to the consent of the AWI.

If the use of the unmanned aerial system is to be carried out in the Antarctic and is organized in Germany or emanates from German territory, it is subject to the permit requirement of the German Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt, UBA). For information on the application process, see:

https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/en/topics/sustainability-strategies-international/antarctic/applying-for-a-permit-to-travel-to-the-antarctic

It is advisable to submit the enquiry to the AWI and the application to the German Environment Agency (UBA) in parallel. It is not necessary to wait with your UBA application until AWI has processed your enquiry.

All participants in expeditions to Neumayer Station III, Kohnen Station or other field expeditions on the Antarctic continent receive an invitation to the Expedition Interface Systems (EIS).

• EIS - Expedition Interface System
• EIS - Information and access to the wiki

Further information on Neumayer Station III and the current season:

• Neumayer Station III Wiki
• Schedule - Deadlines Logistics

For further information please visit:

www.AWIPEV.eu

Clothinglist Arctic

(PDF with fillable fields, fill-in function only after download)

For the participation in a measuring flight campaign the "general forms" are needed. In addition, a "sea survival" is compulsory when taking part in measuring flights oer water.

For measuring flight campaigns in Antarctica, you must have participated in an "environmental seminar for Antarctica", moreover it is recommended to take part in a course for adequate behaviour in the mountains ("Bergkurs")

Outside of Antarctica, the PI needs to obtain all necessary national permits.

Expedition participants:

• Polarstern-Wiki
• EIS - Expedition Interface System
• EIS - General info and wiki
• Deadlines
• 360 degr. tour
• Map of Polarstern
• General arrangement plan
• Clothing list Polarstern is available for participants in EIS (see above)

Information and documents are only available in German:

• HEINCKE WIKI - All information for participants and chief scientists

These documents from the general part at the top of this page are necessary:

• application for the use of drones
• medical questionnaire & exam for cruises to polar regions or duration >14 days
• code of conduct
• release of liability

 UTHÖRN:

• Fahrtanweisung
• Diploantrag

MYA II, AADE:

Both vessels are allocated acc. to local requirements.
Please contact the station coordinator on the respective island.

These documents from the General Section (-->1), at the top of this page, must be observed:

• Registration for Drone Operations
• Code of Conduct
• Release of liability for minors

• Use of weapons on board; training.

• Seminar environmental protection
• ATCM - Questionnaire
• UBA - Guide for visitors
• UBA - Application for scientific work (German only)